"eradicationism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From eradication + -ism. Coined around 1900 by people from the circle of Dwight L. Moody. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|eradication|ism}} eradication + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} eradicationism (uncountable)
  1. The belief that something (often disease or a cultural trait) must be eliminated. Tags: uncountable
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  2. (Protestantism, derogatory) Strict holiness; a radical, Wesleyan holiness teaching that considers that sin is or will be completely eliminated from true believers (originally used only by opponents) Tags: derogatory, uncountable Categories (topical): Protestantism
    Sense id: en-eradicationism-en-noun-dSLeUqcd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Topics: Christianity, Protestantism
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